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Speaking of Scholarship TODAY

Faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend today's Speaking of Scholarship presentation. Dr. Pavel Belik (Mathematics) presents!

12:15-1:15 p.m.
OGC 100
Hors d'oeuvres served

"Using mathematics in understanding and predicting physical phenomena"

Many physical phenomena can be studied by observing them in nature or in a lab environment. One might ask questions like "Why does this material behave this way?", "What is the reason for this weather?", or "Why is this comet returning every 76 years?" A curious person might change these questions to "How would the material behave if it contained more of so-and-so?", "What is the temperature going to be in the next week?", and "When exactly is this comet going to come back and how close will it be to the Earth?" Many of these questions cannot be answered by observations (or the experiments might be too costly). Mathematical modeling is a way to go in such situations. I will talk about my own research in mathematical modeling and my path to Augsburg.

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"Speaking of Scholarship" is a weekly forum for sharing the richness and range of research and creative activity carried out by Augsburg faculty and students. The series is sponsored by CTL and URGO.

Each week features one faculty or two students presenting their current research, finished research product(s), and/or insights on the process of conducting research or engaging in creative activity at a liberal arts college. The rest of the hour is reserved for informal conversation on audience questions or issues raised in the presentation.

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Urban Agriculture Classes

The Permaculture Research Institute is hosting classes on gardening at Augsburg, free for Augsburg students and staff, faculty.
They are held each Wednesday for the next 3 weeks.
The topics are:
Mar. 3: Biointensive growing
Mar. 10: Field Layout and Design for production
Mar. 17: Feeding your community One tomato at a time: Marketing strategies and options.

These classes are held from 7-9:30 in Science 123.
They are taught by Courtney Tchida, and are open to the public. For non-Augsburg registration, visit pricoldclimate.org, or $20 at the door.

If you would like more information, or would like to reserve a seat, please contact Mo at allen@augsburg.edu

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Dean's Summer Scholarship Grants

Summer, 2010

Purpose

Augsburg values faculty research and creative projects and thus is making available this opportunity to support faculty work. The purpose of the Dean’s Summer Scholarship Grants is to support well-defined faculty scholarship projects that are nearing completion. The expectation is that receipt of the grant will make it possible for faculty to accelerate completion of a significant project.

Description and Eligibility

Three $4,000 Augsburg Summer Scholarship Grants will be awarded for Summer 2010. All tenure-track faculty who are in at least their second year of their tenure-track contract are eligible to apply.

Faculty who receive a Dean’s Summer Scholarship Grant are not eligible to teach more than one course during the summer.

Application Process

Please use the Research Application form that is available at the CTL web site www.augsburg.edu/ctl and attach a curriculum vita. Send the application and vita as an e-mail attachment to martin@augsburg.edu in the Center for Teaching and Learning no later than March 12, 2010. Grant recipients submit a progress report in fall 2009 and a short final report by Feb. 1, 2011.

Applications are evaluated by the Faculty Development Committee, recommendations are forwarded to the Dean, and awards are announced in early April.

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Instructional and Course Design Summer Stipends

Call for Proposals - Summer 2010

The Instructional and Course Design initiative in the Center for Teaching and Learning invites proposals for design-based course creation or revision projects to be undertaken during Summer 2010 and completed by the end of Spring term 2011. Proposals are Due March 15 and funding decisions will be made by March 25. Faculty who are creating new learning experiences or revising existing ones are encouraged to submit.
Program Description.
Funding levels are intended to provide a realistic alternative to teaching summer courses in order to re-direct faculty effort to design questions and have a direct impact on the effectiveness of mainline academic year courses. The program supports both design-based critique and revision of existing courses or programs and design-based creation of new courses or programs. The stipend amount is $4000 and the expected time commitment during the summer is one full-time month equivalent.
Submission, Selection Process, and Selection Criteria
You are encouraged to attend one of the two Design Proposal Guidance sessions offered in early March (dates and times TBA) featuring some previous Design Project Leaders.

Proposals are due by March 15, 2010 and should follow the requested format to facilitate evaluation and turnaround. The proposal form / guidelines are available by request to CTL and are also available in Stu Anderson's public folder (facstaff / physics / anderstu / ICD materials). Submit your proposal directly to the Asst. Director for IC&D at the following address:
anderstu@augsburg.edu
All on-time proposals will be evaluated by the IC&D committee composed of the Asst. Director of CTL for IC&D, a member of the IT staff, a member of the library staff, and a representative from CFD. Decisions will be made by March 25.

Projects are selected on the basis of the overall impact of the proposed student learning improvements, including the need for the project and the significance of the proposed improvements.
Project Execution and Compensation.
Kickoff meeting. Awardees will meet with the Asst. Director for IC&D and each other during April before commencing work on the project as well as while the work is progressing over the summer. The purpose of the initial meetings is to clarify the expectations of the design process (working from learning objectives to evidence to assessments to choice of instruction) as it relates to each particular project, set timetables for subsequent gatherings and communication during the project, and identify fruitful connections to design and resource expertise within the library, IT, or other areas.

Communication during the project. During the project work period, the awardee will maintain communication with the Asst. Director and others as agreed upon in the initial meeting to report progress and acquire assistance with the design effort.

Final Report. After the project is completed, the awardee will prepare and submit a written report that summarizes the results the work, focusing principally on extent to which the learning objectives that drove the design process were achieved as well as the effectiveness of the IC&D process in achieving these results. In addition, the report should include a portfolio of all materials whose modification (before and after versions) or creation resulted from the project. Specifics on report format and content will be discussed during the project period. Finally, participants are expected to serve as resources in discussions for the benefit of others interested in undertaking design projects.

Stipend Disbursement. Release of stipend funds will occur in three parts: half to be released after successful initial meetings, one quarter after the design work is completed, and the final quarter after the course has run for the first time and the final report is received and accepted.

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Summer Research Grants 2010

CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
FACULTY SUMMER RESEARCH GUIDELINES 2010


DESCRIPTION:

This grant provides support of faculty scholarly activity during the summer months. Scholarship is broadly defined to include research and creative projects that result in disciplinary scholarship, the scholarship of application, interdisciplinary scholarship, and the scholarship of teaching. Examples of previous successful proposals are on file in the Center for Teaching and Learning.

"Scholarship of Teaching" typically goes beyond course development and/or revision and has as its audience other faculty and professionals in the field.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Proposals should show evidence of thorough preparation and meet the following criteria:
• Clear statement of realistic goals and objectives
• Appropriate and detailed project method/plan for achieving the goals and objectives and articulation of the time commitment involved
• Explanation of advance preparation and planning
• Clear description of the project's assessment
• Detailed timeline and budget


FUNDING: Up to $2000 is awarded per grant and 2-3 awards are typically made per year.
These grants are supported by Grangaard Faculty Development Fund and award decisions are made by the Faculty Development Committee. All funds must be used by the end of the fiscal year in which the grant is awarded.

ELIGIBILITY: Priority is given to full time tenured and tenure track faculty. Priority is also given to faculty who have not received this grant in the previous three year period.

APPLICATION: Please use the Research Application form that is available at the CTL web site www.augsburg.edu/ctl and attach a curriculum vita. Send the application and vita as an e-mail attachment to martin@augsburg.edu

Application Date: March 12, 2010 for the summer 2010. Late applications will not be considered.

Requirements of the grant include:
• Completion of the Center for Teaching and Learning evaluation form and assessment as described in the project application;
• Sharing the results with the Augsburg Community; for example, presentation of a community discussion, Faculty Scholarship Roundtables, or another appropriate and documented venue.

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Life of the Mind Retreat

Spring Faculty/Staff Workshop

The Chemistry of Well-Being
March 12 (1:30 p.m.-6:00) and March 13 (9:00 a.m.-12:30) at Augsburg College!

Join noted author Henry Emmons, MD, author of The Chemistry of Joy for workshops on the chemistry of joy and the chemistry of calm. Special breakout workshops will feature the benefits and practices of yoga, mindfulness meditation, breathing strategies and research and Native American Spirituality and wellness. Please contact Terry Martin, Center for Teaching and Learning at martin@augsburg.edu for more information. Leave your name and an e-mail address so that further registration information and workshop schedule can be sent to you.

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Augsburg and MN FoodShare

In March, a month of dwindling contributions to food shelves, Minnesota FoodShare engages in a statewide effort to boost dwindling supplies in over 260 shelves across the state, (known as the “March Campaign”) recruiting congregations, corporations schools and civic groups to aid local food shelves.

Last year, Augsburg got involved in this campaign to support Brian Coyle Community Center’s Food Shelf in the Cedar Riverside Neighborhood. Thanks to the generosity of the Augsburg Community, we managed to exceed our goal in contributions.

Once again March has come and Augsburg is moving to support the Brian Coyle Community Center through its unique FoodLess FoodDrive --and we need your help. The FoodLess FoodDrive is based on the notion that the food shelf can-- through bulk buying power and discounts-- purchase food worth about four times what is donated in cash! Giving money directly to the shelf makes sure they are able to stock their shelves with food.

Augsburg is hoping to raise $2000 in cash. Faculty and staff members will receive an envelope in their campus box this week. In addition, there will be tables set up and events throughout the month.

Matching funds for the drive have been committed from the Central Minneapolis Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Every $2 raised during the drive will be matched by $1 from Thrivent.

For more information, please contact Devon Dodge ( Augsburg student) at dodged@augsburg.edu.

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Don't Miss this Talk on Friday

Kathy Kelly, three time Nobel Peace Prize nominee will be speaking on campus--

Friday, March 5th at 1:20pm-2:20pm
Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center.

The title of her talk is, "Where You Stand Determines what you See: Firsthand experiences in peacemaking in the Middle East."

All are welcome to attend!

(Kathy Kelly will also be speaking at the Peace Prize Forum on Saturday.)

For more information contact Mary Laurel True, 330-1775 or truem@augsburg.edu

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Adding Flex Points Not Available Until March 3

Flex Points will not be available for purchase through Augsburg Dining Services from Monday, March 1 through Wednesday, March 3.

Please plan accordingly if you are running low on Flex Points as there will not be anyone available to assist you in adding on points during this time.

Any forms filled out and given to the cashier at the A-Club Grille will not reflect changes to your account until Thursday, March 4th.

Normal office hours will resume on Thursday, March 4 at 11am in the A-Club Grille.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Hesser House Service Award

Are you a student who participates in regular community service?

Then nominate yourself (or be nominated) for the Hesser House Servant Award!

This award was created by the students in Hesser House in the Honors Program. The purpose of our house is to participate in and encourage service in faculty, students and staff both on and off campus. We created this award, open to all students on campus, in order to honor the amazing service Auggie students participate in. The award winner will receive $200 and plaque.

Applications are one page long and can be picked up in the Honors Suite (Sverdrup 208) or requested electronically from honors@augsburg.edu. Applicants will be required to submit a 500 word essay and one letter of recommendation in addition to their application. Applications are due in the Honors Suite by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15.

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Submit to Murphy Square

Murphy Square, Augsburg College's Literary and Visual Arts Journal, is now accepting submissions for the 2010 edition. If you have poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction or visual art that you would like to submit, please follow the guidelines below.

This is an excellent opportunity to have your work published! Murphy Square is a student run organization that hopes to illuminate and showcase the artistic talents of Augsburg students and professors.

Submission guidelines: Please submit a .doc file in Times New Roman font to murphysquare@augsburg.eudu. In the body of the email please include the title of the piece and the author's name. Please note that the author's name should not appear on any of the documents with in the file. Also, the title of the document should be the name of the work.

Deadline for submission: Friday, March 12, 2010 at Midnight.

If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Sanow (sanow@augsburg.edu).

We look forward to your work!

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Study/Intern Abroad Deadline Extended: March 15

There's still time to apply to study abroad this Summer (CGE and affiliate programs)or this coming Fall semester.

1-2-3 Steps to Study Abroad

1. Attend a Group Advising Meeting. http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/advising.html

2. Choose a program.
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/region.html

3. Apply by the deadline.
*March 15 (summer and fall)
*Oct. 1 (January + Spring 2011)
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/apply.html


Questions? devega@augsburg.edu or stop into Murphy Place 200.

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Exploring the Earthquake in Chile, in Spanish

Practice your Spanish as we examine information about the recent earthquake in Chile. We will watch several internet news clips in Spanish and discuss them in our group. The setting is very informal and you don't need to speak Spanish well to join us. All language levels are welcome - we promise there won't be any grammar lessons! Please join us this Thurs., 3/4, from 11:00 - 12:30 in the Augsburg Rm., 2nd fl Christensen Center. Drop in for 10 mins. or for the whole session, whatever works for you. Bring you lunch if you wish. If you have any questions, contact Emiliano Chagil, ext. 1309; Anita Fisher, ext. 1082 or Kate Reinhardt, ext. 1081. We hope to see you there!

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Women's History Month

Hey!! March is Women's History Month!

All events are free and open to the public.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2
Women in Islam*
Wear Hijab for a Day – 12-2, Christensen Center (scarves will be provided)
"Roles and Rights of Women in Islam" talk by Aysha Wazwaz - 6-8, East Commons (co-sponsored by the Women's Resource Center)

*Note that Islamic Awareness Week is March 1st –March 5. Watch for events this week: Monday: Day of Terrorism; Tuesday: Women in Islam; Wednesday: Fast-A-Day; Thursday: Islam, Science &Fiction; Friday: Day of the Prophet Mohammad.

Soup, Sexuality and Gender: "Can Bisexual Women and Lesbians get along? A Conversation" Laura Boisen and Jessica Nathanson
12 – 1, Century Room

FRIDAY, MARCH 5
Feminist Film Friday: "Viva La Vulva: Women's Sex Organs Revealed"
3:30, Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
Women's Resource Center Brown Bag Lunch: Bring your lunch and join us for conversation!
12-1, Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup)

TUESDAY, MARCH 23
Mona Smith: Media Artist, A Retrospective

Mona Smith is a Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota whose award winning multimedia video work focuses on Dakota health, wellness and history. This retrospective will include the following videos and projects: The Bertha Iron Boy Story, Between Fences, Bdote Podcast, City Indians, Cloudy Waters: Dakota Reflections on the River, Mnisota: Dakota Homeland Instillation, Bdote Memory Map web site

5:30-6:30: Reception (sponsored by ACTC Women’s Studies) – Sateren Atrium

6:30-9:30: Screening - Sateren Auditorium, Music Hall


Events Coming in April:
Feminist Seder: Thursday, April 1 (ritual Passover meal)
ACTC Women's Studies Conference: Friday, April 9, Coeur de Catherine, St. Kate's
SPA DAY: Friday, April 23 1-5pm (locations and activities TBA)

Stay tuned for more information about April events!

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First Wednesday Gathering Tomorrow

Please join us for First Wednesday Gathering tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3, in the East Commons from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

The security and custodial night shift employees are also invited to the Wednesday Evening Gathering at 8 p.m. in the Minneapolis Room.

The first-Wednesday-of-the-month gatherings support our commitment to building community and practicing common work. They are an opportunity to get to know one another, exchange ideas, and collaborate in new ways. We hope you will invite your colleagues and plan to join us!

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Graduating or Looking for an Internship?

GRADUATING OR LOOKING FOR AN INTERNSHIP?

Enterprise Rent-A-Car representatives will be on campus holding an informational session for all students who are interested in sales and/or their management trainee positions. Enterprise is a multibillion-dollar industry and they offer wonderful benefits, salary and training for their employees. Mark your calendar and stop by on Monday, March 8th at 4:30 p.m in the Oren Gateway Room 114. If you think you may attend email tilton@augsburg.edu Sponsored by: Strommen Career and Internship Center.

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All-Student Juried Art Exhibition-Call For Entries

All students are encouraged to submit entries for this year's All-Student Juried Art Exhibition. Submit artwork to the Christensen Center Art Gallery on Friday, April 2, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Artists Betsy Byers and Cecilia Ramon will jury the artwork on Sunday, April 4.

This much-anticipated juried student art exhibition will be featured in the Christensen Center Art Gallery and Student Art Gallery from April 12 through May 2. A public reception is scheduled for Friday, April 16, from 4:30–6:30 p.m. with an awards presentation at 5:00 p.m.

Entry forms and more information are available outside of Old Main 2 or the Christensen Center Art Gallery.

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Celebrate Women's Day with "Half the Sky"

In conjunction with International Women's Day, there will be a one-night event of music and film about ending women's oppression around the world, this Thursday, March 4 at 7:30pm. The event, to be held in movie theaters across the country, is based on the work of Kristof and WuDunn in their bestseller _Half the Sky_. Go to http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/OriginalPrograms/event/Half_The_Sky.aspx for more info.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum

You have missed online registration for the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, but you have not missed the opportunity to attend the Forum. Don't miss the opportunity to hear 2008 Nobel Peace laureate Martti Ahtisaari deliver the keynote address on Friday evening and many other excellent speakers on Saturday. Registration is still free for Augsburg students, faculty and staff. You may register at the door on Friday and Saturday.

Click on the Nobel Peace Prize Forum icon on Inside Augsburg or go to: www.peaceprizeforum.org to see the program and this wonderful opportunity to learn about peacemaking in a troubled world.

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Staff Appreciation Event

Staff Appreciation Event
Monday, March 8
2:30 p.m., East Commons

Please join us for a celebration of Augsburg staff. We will honor those who celebrated their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th and 30th anniversaries in 2009 as well as Staff Recognition award winners.

Celebrating 5 Years
Tina Brauer
Thomas Carlon
Juneal Colburn-Lay
Anne DeYoung
Carly Eichhorst
Mulu Erana
Kevin Healy
Susan Hecker
Greg Holker
Christine Matthews
Verlon Moses
Shelia Nally
Dulce Oliva Monterrubio
Maria Tavera
Erin Voss
Tony Weiland
Lori York

Celebrating 10 Years
James Brost
Beth Carlson
Karena Jones
Anne Lynch
Marissa Machado
Michael Navarre
Jane Ann Nelson
Sharon Wade

Celebrating 15 Years
Judi Green
Lawrence Handsuch
Mary Jastremski
Kristen Kraft
Jennifer Posch
Devon Ross

Celebrating 20 Years
Susan Certain
Raymond Doehling
William Schneider
Mary Stimpson
Mary True

Celebrating 30 Years
Sally Daniels
Paul Grauer


Staff Recognition Award Nominees
Margaret Anderson
Janine Borchardt
Mark Chamberlain
Paul Grauer
Susan Hecker
Regina Hopingardner
Sherry Jennings-King
Patricia Kinner
Scott Krajewski
Leslie Larson
Nathan Lind
Brian Noy
Sara Schlipp-Riedel
Carrie Shidla
Jennifer Simon
Howard Weiss
Lori York

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Tickets for Four Walls

Tickets are now on sale for Four Walls, guest directed by Luverne Seifert.

Meet Rathcamp, a 27-year-old computer analyst spends her day watching film noir. Lives at home with mother. In this multimedia marriage of recorded video and live theatre, Four Walls places the audience in a swivel-chair center enabling them to follow the action without leaving their chairs. Ponder real life and fantasy in this work-in-progress production.

Four Walls will perform on March 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th at 7:00 and 8:30 each night. Tickets are $1 for Augsburg students, $4 for ACTC faculty/staff and $5 for general public.

Email boxoffice@augsburg.edu to make a reservation.

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Foreign Policy Discussion About Somalia

The Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota will host U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto and Somalia Transitional Government Minister of Information Dahir Gele on Tuesday, March 2 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the Cowles Auditorium (301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis). Yamamoto and Gele will discuss U.S. foreign policy in Somalia and will hear comments and answer questions from the audience. This event is free and open to the public.

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You're Invited

Housing Selection is March 9th in the East Commons.
Please join us for a guided tour between 3:00 and 5:30 to experience how students select their housing for academic year 2010 - 2011.
If you would like to attend please RSVP to rowe@augsburg.edu by March 3, 2010.

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Society of Physics Students hosts a Speaker

Interested in SOLAR ENERGY and its future applications? Dr. Lowell Berg and Dr. Garrick Villaume will be presenting "Solar Photovoltaic Applications, Pure and Applied Science" Wednesday March 3 in Science 212. The event will start at 4:00 PM and last approximately an hour. Everyone is welcome; hope to see you there.

-SPS-

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AISA Presents Augsburg's 2nd Traditional Powwow

Augsburg's Indigenous Student Association (AISA)'s
2nd Traditional Powwow
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Si Melby Gymnasium, Augsburg College Campus

Grand Entries (Start times): 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Community Feast: 5:00 PM
NO Admission fee - FREE!
There will be several vendors (craft/products and non-profit organizations) as well as a concession with Indian Tacos for sale by AISA.

Please note for those unfamiliar with a Powwow that a Grand Entry is the 'start' of a session where all the dancers come into the circle together. A session typically goes 3 hours and people are welcome to come and go throughout the day, however, if you have never experienced a grand entry I would suggest doing so. It is truly a cultural experience. We will take a break for a feast, in which all are invited, and the second session will start with the grand entry at 7:00 PM and will end around 9:30 PM. Within the sessions, there will be a variety of dances by category or

Augsburg hosted the first Powwow on campus last March, having close to 3,000 people throughout the day and hosting 14 drum groups and over 200 Native dancers. It was a huge success and we are looking forward to year #2.

Any questions or if you would like to get involved and/or co-sponsor this year's Powwow, please contact Jennifer Simon, Director of American Indian Student Services and Advisor to AISA at 612.330.1144 or simonj@augsburg.edu

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Are You Interested in a Career in Arts?

Are you interested in a career in the arts?

On behalf of the MN Private Colleges Career Consortium, we would like to invite you to participate in our upcoming event, Pathways to Careers in the Arts scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, 3:30 -7:00 p.m. at the U of MN Continuing Education & Conference Center in St. Paul. FREE

The purpose of the event is to give students (first years through seniors) the opportunity to meet with alumni from various private colleges who are working in arts-related careers! For more information go to http://cswl.pbworks.com

YOU MUST R.S.V.P. BY EMAILING tilton@augsburg.edu or call us at 612-330-1472.

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Prof. Colin Irvine's Forthcoming Essay

Colin Irvine's essay "A Land-Based Approach to Postcolonial, Post-Modern Novels" will be published this May in the spring edition of the journal of the Society for Philosophy & Literary Studies. This essay grew, in large part, out of work Colin did in collaboration with Prof. Mzenga Wanyama when teaching the Many Voices text, The River Between, by Ngugi wa Thiong'o.

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Need Roommates?

Are you hoping to live in a 4 person/4 bedroom apartment in Luther Hall but don't know who to live with? We are looking for you! My name is Rochelle Weidner, and I am looking for two roommates for next year. Junior status or higher is preferable due to Selection number. Andrew Witte, the other roommate, and I can be contacted at weidner@augsburg.edu or witte@augsburg.edu. Male, female, or couples are all welcome! Thanks :)

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Three is Good, but Four Is Better

This ad goes out to all the guys who are looking for a place to live next year. I've got a group of 3 guys looking to live in Anderson, however in order to go through selection night, we need a fourth.

My name is Nate Althoff, I'm a sophomore living in Anderson right now. The other two guys are also sophomores and living in Mortensen.

If you're desperately looking and feel time is running out, send me an email and I'll get back to you asap. althoffn@augsburg.edu

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